Whereupon parents should ensure:



Amazing numbers the study „to Kids consumer analysis“ now brought to light: Already 46 percent of the six to nine years ones use the internet. Those are nine percent points more than in the previous year.

A goal of the investigation „of the Egmont Ehapa of publishing house“ was it, to seize the medium and consumer behaviour from six to 13-years old children. Still the net is used by the majority for homework, increasingly in addition, for other activities: Chat, music hearing, video looking. Remarkably: Parents give increasing during the internet use plenty of rope to their children. Indicated 87 percent, only determined permitted sites. But less and less parents participate the first kicks of the new generation. The use of protection programs likewise decreased in relation to the previous year.

Even if the majority of the asked children is not daily in the net on the way, parents should keep the Internet consumption in the eye. A current study shows that too much time in the Internet can lead with young people to depressions. Reason: too little sleep, too little social contacts in „the real world “.

Children and Internet - medium teacher Tobias Albers-Heinemann of jugendschutz.net - a mechanism of the Federal states, which controls the protection of children and young people in the internet - gives hints:

Starting from when may children use the net?

„In the presence of parents starting from 4 years. Condition: It understands contents. However starting from 8 to 9 years, depending upon more personally ripe.“

How long daily is enough?

„6 years and younger: to 30 min. 7 to 10 years: 60 to 90 min. 11 to 13 years: 2 hours, if it works in this time also for the school. Starting from 14 years after own discretion. “